#PPE vendor sues NYC for canceling M COVID-19 deal

#PPE vendor sues NYC for canceling $8M COVID-19 deal

“#PPE vendor sues NYC for canceling $8M COVID-19 deal” A Long Island vendor is suing the city for canceling an April contract to buy nearly $8 million worth of protective gowns during the pandemic. The about-face a month later on the deal cost Dart Seasonal Products millions of dollars, owner Barry Wachsler told The Post….

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#Danish word ‘samfundssind’ may become 2020’s hottest term

#Danish word ‘samfundssind’ may become 2020’s hottest term

“#Danish word ‘samfundssind’ may become 2020’s hottest term” The country that introduced the world to “hygge” now has another term for us: “samfundssind.” Last year Americans went wild for hygge, which encompasses all things cozy and comforting — but the likely 2020 “word of the year” in Denmark is “samfundssind — which the Danish Language…

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#US cracks down on Russian institute for computer attack

#US cracks down on Russian institute for computer attack

“#US cracks down on Russian institute for computer attack” US officials have imposed sanctions on a Russian government-backed research institute that developed a computer system able to cause massive industrial damage from afar. Treasury officials contend the Central Scientific Research Institute of Chemistry and Mechanics institute — also known by its Russian acronym, TsNIIKhM —…

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#SEC awards 4M to whistleblower who aided in investigation

#SEC awards $114M to whistleblower who aided in investigation

“#SEC awards $114M to whistleblower who aided in investigation” The Securities and Exchange Commission recently awarded $114 million to a single whistleblower who tipped them off to financial wrongdoing and provided “extraordinary” assistance in an investigation, the SEC announced last week. The blockbuster sum effectively doubles a previous record for monetary compensation to whistleblowers that…

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